Jewish Holidays
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The Establishment of the USA – Shiva Asar B’Tamuz
Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz
The Establishment of the USA – Shiva Asar B’Tamuz
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein July 25, 2024
Shiva Asar B’Tamuz – Building on the Day of Destruction
Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz
Shiva Asar B’Tamuz – Building on the Day of Destruction
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein July 25, 2024
The 17th of Tamuz and Its Modern Lessons
Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz
The 17th of Tamuz and Its Modern Lessons
By Rabbi Shai Finkelstein July 25, 2024
The Secret and the Power of Shiva Asar B’Tamuz
Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz
The Secret and the Power of Shiva Asar B’Tamuz
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein July 22, 2024
What Exactly Happened on the 17th of Tammuz
Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz
What Exactly Happened on the 17th of Tammuz
By Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler July 16, 2024
Halacha According to the Sephardic Practice: The Three Weeks – Part 1: Customs Starting from the Seventeenth of Tammuz
Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz
Halacha According to the Sephardic Practice: The Three Weeks – Part 1: Customs Starting from the Seventeenth of Tammuz
By Rabbi Yonatan Nacson June 28, 2024
What Are the Three Weeks?
Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz
What Are the Three Weeks?
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz June 20, 2024
When Shabbetai Tzvi Cancelled Shiva Asar B’Tammuz
Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz
When Shabbetai Tzvi Cancelled Shiva Asar B’Tammuz
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein July 6, 2023

Upcoming Holidays

The Three Weeks

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A Servant’s Plea
The Three Weeks
A Servant’s Plea
By Weekly Tefilah Focus August 12, 2024
The Three-Step Downward Spiral of Divine Communication – The Chasam Sofer on the Special Haftaros of the Bein Hametzarim
The Three Weeks
The Three-Step Downward Spiral of Divine Communication – The Chasam Sofer on the Special Haftaros of the Bein Hametzarim
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein August 12, 2024
The Nine Days and ואהבת לרעך כמוך
The Three Weeks
The Nine Days and ואהבת לרעך כמוך
By Chaya Newman August 9, 2024
Three Weeks: From Beis HaK’neses to Beis HaMikdash
The Three Weeks
Three Weeks: From Beis HaK’neses to Beis HaMikdash
By Weekly Tefilah Focus August 7, 2024

Upcoming Holidays

  • Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz

    Begins in the morning of Jul 13, 2025

    Ends in the evening of Jul 13, 2025
  • Fast of Tisha B'Av
    Begins in the evening of Aug 2, 2025
    Ends in the evening of Aug 3, 2025
  • Tu B'Av
    Begins in the evening of Aug 8, 2025
    Ends in the evening of Aug 9, 2025
  • Rosh Hashanah
    Begins in the evening of Sep 22, 2025
    Ends in the evening of Sep 24, 2025
  • Tzom Gedaliah

    Begins in the morning of Sep 25, 2025

    Ends in the evening of Sep 25, 2025
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Fast of Tisha B'Av

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The Tisha B’Av Kinah for Iyar (Mi Yiten Roshi Mayim)
Fast of Tisha B'Av
The Tisha B’Av Kinah for Iyar (Mi Yiten Roshi Mayim)
By Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler May 15, 2025
OU Tisha B’av Programming 2024/5784
Fast of Tisha B'Av
OU Tisha B’av Programming 2024/5784
By OU Staff August 12, 2024
Are We Ready to Answer “Yes”?
Fast of Tisha B'Av
Are We Ready to Answer “Yes”?
By Weekly Tefilah Focus August 12, 2024
Tisha B’Av – The Beis Hamikdash: Where Did It Go? – The Astonishing Revelation of the Chida
Fast of Tisha B'Av
Tisha B’Av – The Beis Hamikdash: Where Did It Go? – The Astonishing Revelation of the Chida
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein August 12, 2024

Shabbat

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Shabbat Overview: The Dual Nature of Shabbat
Shabbat
Shabbat Overview: The Dual Nature of Shabbat
By OU Staff January 11, 2024
Protect the Day of Shabbat
Shabbat
Protect the Day of Shabbat
By Dayan Isidor Grunfeld January 11, 2024
The Concept of Melacha
Shabbat
The Concept of Melacha
By OU Staff January 11, 2024
Shabbos in the Modern World – Economics and Israel
Shabbat
Shabbos in the Modern World – Economics and Israel
By Daniel Adler January 11, 2024

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